Swansea have indicated that they will accept the Premier League champions' initial payment of £6m for Sinclair and discussions are now centring on the composition of add-ons, which could be worth a further £2m.

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City expect to clinch the signing of Sinclair this week as a direct replacement for Johnson, who is on the brink of joining Sunderland in a £11m (€13.9m) deal.

Johnson will be replaced at Etihad Stadium by Sinclair, who was left out of the Swansea starting XI for Saturday’s 5-0 win at QPR, after telling the Welsh club that he did not want to extend a contract that is due to expire next summer, though he later came on to score their fifth.

The Welsh club are keen for the forward's future to be resolved quickly as they turn their attention to strengthening their squad.